Good Evening!
Jack Cashman is in Norway at the Ski Festival in Norway for Youth ages and below. Attached please find the results of todays sprint. You can scroll down to the “Gutah 16 ar class” and find Jack in 9th with 0,2 shooting!! out of 43 in that class. I think there are 1022 participants total!!https://liatoppenskiskytterfestival.no/uploads/iKjjhea8/230415Offisiellresultatliste-sprint.PDF
Biathlon is not a small sport in Norway!!
– Bill Meyer
Good Morning Everyone!
Most of you are active biathlon families. But I know some of you have personal rifles that are not being used extensively!!
This spring, we have seen many newcomers to our sport!! Of those who are in and participating, plus those who have expressed interest and will be invited to our first camp in May, I count up 13 new names since last fall!! These are all teenage athletes who would qualify for a leased MN Biathlon rifle..if we had enough to cover all of them!! And an equal number of older athletes: seniors, masters, etc., have shown interest but would have to provide their own rifles…
It is great to be popular! But…..
On the other end of our pipeline, we have a number who are dedicated to the sport, but will be leaving the state for colleges elsewhere. They have been buying their own rifles. Several this year, again. I have also been pulling in some rifles from athletes who were not using them enough in MN events per the lease agreement.
To help alleviate what appears to be a shortage of MN Biathlon rifles this year for lease, 4 families, who are currently leasing, have indicated an interest in personally purchasing a used rifle, if any are available. Three right handed and one left handed. Anschutz Fortners are preferable.
So long way of asking that if anyone has a rifle they would like to sell, please get in touch and I will connect you with one of the four families. Most used Fortners are in the $3000-$4000 range unless it is almost new. Factory stocks have been changing over the past 10-15 yrs or so—carrying harnesses and slings often need replacing, and etc.
So hoping some of you will be willing to clean out your closets!!
Thanks!!
B
Hosted by Mt. Itasca Nordic Ski Association
Date: Saturday, March 18, 2023
Place: Mt. Itasca, Coleraine
Race Format: Pursuit…5 Sec Starts
10K PPSS 5X2K loop
Registration: 9:30 AM – 9:55 AM
Zero: 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
Race Start: 10:45 AM
Cost: $20 (Cash, Venmo, Check)
5.5K PPSS 5X1.1K loop
Novice PPPP 5X 1.1K loop
3.3K PP
Novice 3X1.1K loop
Cost $10 (Cash, Venmo, Check)
Zero: 11:45 AM – 12:15 PM
Race Start 12:30 PM
ALL <13, select <15, and Novice will race 5.5K
Questions? Call Carl 651-245-5997 or email cnrdgrn@gmail.com
Snowflake Biathlon Race & Novice Race
Minnesota Cup #6
Hosted by Duluth Biathlon and Snowflake Nordic Ski Center
| Rankby Age | Athlete | M/F | Class | Distance | Bib | Start | Finish | Total | P | P | S | S | T |
| 1 | Cheresa Bouley | F | SF | 10 | 5 | 0:01 | 0:40:59 | 0:39:59 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Hanne Guthrie | F | SF | 10 | 6 | 0:01 | 0:43:51 | 0:42:51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 1 | Audrey Lahammer | F | YF | 10 | 10 | 0:01 | 0:48:58 | 0:47:58 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Maeve Lindsay | F | YF | 10 | 11 | 0:02 | 0:54:06 | 0:52:06 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 1 | Annelise Baird | F | <17F | 10 | 8 | 0:01 | 0:46:58 | 0:45:58 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | River Fena | F | <17F | 10 | 13 | 0:02 | 0:59:58 | 0:57:58 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 1 | Adelaide Bielke | F | <17F (P)(A) | 10 | 14 | 0:02 | 1:00:58 | 0:58:58 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Selah Binsfeld | F | <15F | 10 | 9 | 0:01 | 0:47:33 | 0:46:33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Irina Viskovatvkh | F | <15F | 10 | 7 | 0:01 | 0:51:20 | 0:50:20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
| 1 | Harriet Hill | F | <15F (A) | 8.5 | 21 | 0:03 | 0:56:52 | 0:53:52 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 |
| 1 | Louisa Hill | F | <13F (A) | 7.5 | 24 | 0:03 | 0:52:04 | 0:49:04 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Charlotte Hill | F | <13F (A) | 7.5 | 23 | 0:03 | 0:55:12 | 0:52:12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 |
| Rankby Age | Athlete | M/F | Class | Distance | Bib | Start | Finish | Total | P | P | S | S | T |
| 1 | Blake Wagoner | M | SM | 10 | 15 | 0:02 | 0:55:07 | 0:53:07 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 1 | Joel Bouley | M | YM | 10 | 17 | 0:02 | 0:47:12 | 0:45:12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 18 |
| 1 | Carson Peterson | M | <17M | 10 | 3 | 0:01 | 0:40:21 | 0:39:21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 2 | Eric Anderson | M | <17M | 10 | 2 | 0:01 | 0:41:55 | 0:40:55 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Sergei Viskovatvkh | M | <17M | 10 | 4 | 0:01 | 0:42:02 | 0:41:02 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Jack Cashman | M | <17M | 10 | 1 | 0:01 | 0:42:03 | 0:41:03 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 1 | Caleb Gilbertson | M | <13M (A) | 8.5 | 20 | 0:03 | 0:44:59 | 0:41:59 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 2 | Carson Gilbertson | M | <13M (A) | 8.5 | 22 | 0:03 | 0:45:39 | 0:42:39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 3 | Mateo Watson | M | <13M (A) | 8.5 | 18 | 0:03 | 0:47:35 | 0:44:35 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | Pat Lammerson Jr | M | <13M (A) | 8.5 | 19 | 0:03 | 0:58:37 | 0:55:37 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
Location: Snowflake Nordic, 4348 Rice Lake Road, Duluth (1/2 mile north of the intersection of the Rice Lake and Arrowhead Roads)
Race Format: Mass Start (PPSS)
Distance: U13: 7.5 or 8.5 km
All other: 10 km
Registration: 9:00 AM to 9:45 AM at Snowflake Nordic Chalet
Zero: 10:00 AM to 10:45 AM
Race Start: 11:00 AM, Mass Start
Cost: $20 (cash or check payable to John Gould)
Awards/MN Biathlon Cup #6 at range at approx: 12:15
Novice Race
Registration: 9:00 AM to 11 AM at Snowflake Nordic Chalet
Safety Clinic and Practice Shooting at approx.: 12:30 PM
Race Start: 1:00 PM
Race Format: Mass Start/ 4.5K (3 x 1.5 km), PP + penalty loop
Classic or Skating
Cost: $20 (cash or check payable to John Gould) Rifles and Ammunition Supplied by Duluth Biathlon.
Questions? Call John Gould at 218-269-2854
or e-mail: jgould1952@yahoo.com
Presented by Minnesota Biathlon
Sunday, February 19th, 2023
We have had good news from the groomers at Woodland Trails! They managed to break up the crust and will be doing a lot more on Saturday as the weather warms up. We will have skiable conditions, with the final decision on courses to be made on Saturday. The weather forecasts look really good!!
The race will be a 7.5km Relay Format with 15-sec interval starts, hopefully on an exact 2.5 km course. Age classes <13 will do a 4.5km event.
Please jump in and join us for the last race of the winter season in the Twin Cities area—and stick around and help with the Novice event following right behind the race and get the entry fee reduced to zero!! We have 24 or 25 Novices signed up—and are looking forward to greeting some new faces, encouraging newcomers to try our great sport, and generating the continuance of our MN Biathlon growth!!
We are approaching 20 signups for the experienced race event—and with the MN State Meet completed today—we should pick up a number of new entries before tomorrow evening!
The deadline for signup is 9:00 Pm tomorrow [Friday] to allow us time to get the timing set up with start lists.
Hope to see you there!!
Bill Meyer, Coach
MNBiathlon
Woodland Trails Park
20135 Elk Lake Rd NW, Elk River, MN 55330
2 shooting stages, and 3 skiing laps. Individual start….but with relay rounds!
U13 – 4.8km
All others – 7.5km
Schedule
9:15 am – Registration opens
10:00 am – Zero opens
~11:00 am – Race start
$15/race per U15 racer.
$20/race for all others.
Free entry if you stay afterward and help with a novice event, 12 pm – 2 pm! Ammunition for the novices will be provided by the club. Just provide your rifle and expertise!
Payable by cash or check to “Minnesota Biathlon” on the day of the race.
Beat the crowd, sign-up early and online: Online Signup
Volunteers are needed and appreciated!
Contact Chad and Lynda Bouley at chadandlyndab@live.com for opportunities. Questions? Concerns? Contact administration@minnesotabiathlon.com
A cold one!
https://photo.wrocket.org/2023/january_regional_biathlon/
As always, forward as appropriate.
-Brian Wray
